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History Hub

@HistoryHubRHUL

Based @RoyalHolloway, we make educational videos exploring the history of liberty, protest, rebellion and reform, and lots more.

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Joined March 2017
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Welcome, new followers! If you're wondering who we are and what we do, here is a quick thread to explain. Based @RoyalHolloway, we make educational videos, online courses and more exploring the history of liberty, protest, rebellion and reform, supported by @HeritageFundUK 👇
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#OnThisDay 1642: King Charles I entered the House of Commons to seize five MPs for high treason. After failing to capture the Members and fearing for his family's lives, Charles left for Oxford. Since that time, no monarch has entered the House of Commons when it is sitting.
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A great opportunity to apply for a fully-funded PhD by Practice in #PublicHistory on the Equal Franchise Act 1928 with @UKParlArchives and @UkNatArcRes, supervised by @stella_moss @vicky_ig @MattSmithRHUL and advised by @satisfactory20 | #PhDposition | drive.google.com/file/d/1iKl…
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Look who is back on History Hub! In this week's video @ClaireKennan talks about the rise of Thomas Becket | #historyteacher youtu.be/VsqhCH5Xz4E
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Did Napoleon betray the French Revolution? Don't let the thumbnail image sway you - the answer is more complicated than we think, as Dr Robert Priest explains | @RHULHistory #historyteacher youtu.be/4wwy35j2fO0
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Our fantastic (FREE!) @RHULSchools Taster, 'Classical Views on Modern Issues' is back! Year 12-13s, hark ye of Homer's uncanny foresight, Alexander's 'war crimes', and Plautus' gendered spaces (plus a campus tour!) #Teacher #TeacherTwitter #ClassicsTwitter royalholloway.ac.uk/research…
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A free film for KS3 & 4 History with Royal Holloway, UoL and part of the Citizens Project. Visit the Learning page of our website for links to more free education resources youtu.be/oH-v4UsbRjo?list=PL… @Citizens800 @Museumand_
'The Lust of Gain' vs 'Christian Duty' | The Transatlantic Slave Trade

'The Lust of Gain' vs 'Christian Duty' | The Transatlantic Slave Trade

In this video, written by Angela Platt and presented by Ashlee McIn...

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We're launching more new things this week... *drum roll* Our Learner's Guide is finally out! You can find it on hansard.hud.ac.uk > Guidance > 6th Form Guide. It's ideal for 6th form students learning to do their own research, in particular for EPQ. Contents: 🧵
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The Taff Vale railway strike of 1900 as imagined by AI. #dalle2
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In our latest video we look at the constitutional crisis brought about by the Lords’ rejection of the People’s Budget. #historyteacher youtu.be/fDBhzvVN8b4
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🧨The Match girls finally got their blue plaque last week! 🧨 Find out more about their story through this video I presented: youtu.be/wn659U-WYKc @Citizens800 @EnglishHeritage #matchgirls #historyhub #blueplaque #History
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As the first Hanoverian King, it is often said that George I (born #OTD 1660) couldn't even speak English when he took the throne. But is this #factorfiction? Find out in this video, based on a blog from @GeorgianLords @Citizens800 ow.ly/QSrR50JblMf
Could George I Speak English?

Could George I Speak English?

In August 1714 George I became King of Great Britain. But how did t...

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In December 1918 Constance Markievicz became the first female MP elected to the House of Commons, but she never took her seat. However, in our latest video we ask if Markievicz was actually even eligible for this role... #WHM @Citizens800 @UKParlArchives ow.ly/giIW50IqphM
The Eligibility of Constance Markievicz

The Eligibility of Constance Markievicz

On 14th December 1918, Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) became the ...

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Who was the woman sometimes pictured on the hustings during the Peterloo Massacre? Find out in our latest video made with the brilliant @HelenAntrobus #history #historyteacher #peterloo youtu.be/eCTntvjFqio
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We are delighted to announce that Queer Britain has secured a physical home for the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum, for all. Queer Britain will open in Spring 2022, on Granary Square in London's Kings Cross. For more info please visit bit.ly/QBGranarySq
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And you can read more about 'The Fiery Particle' Ellen Wilkinson at wcml.org.uk/activists/ellen-…
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In our latest video the brilliant @HelenAntrobus shares the remarkable story of Ellen Wilkinson, culminating in her role as Minister of Education in Attlee's post-war Labour government. #history #historyteacher youtu.be/wXpRtncYU4A
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🎥"You'll be learning about the sort of cases that the Court hears and how it decides them..." 👍Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, highlights what to expect from the two-week online course... ℹ Sign up: futurelearn.com/register?ret… #UKSupremeCourtLearning
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In our latest video the brilliant @HelenAntrobus shares the remarkable story of Ellen Wilkinson, culminating in her role as Minister of Education in Attlee's post-war Labour government. #history #historyteacher youtu.be/wXpRtncYU4A
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In today's video @acplatt87 tells the story of when Parliament cancelled traditional Christmas festivities #history #historyteacher youtu.be/Ik-SqrR06C0
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“Slavery is a question in which we are all implicated; we are all guilty.” Elizabeth Heyrick, abolitionist, died #OTD 1831. In 1823/4, Heyrick published ‘Immediate, not Gradual Abolition’, a pamphlet that criticised abolitionists for their “politeness” towards the planter class.
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How after 11 years of a republic did Charles II rebuild the authority of the monarchy? Find out in our latest video made with the help of @RCT, filmed at Windsor Castle and presented by @chlocake | #historyteacher #history #monarchy | youtu.be/_R53H-Id4_Q
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